Brucellae osteoarthritis on the head of the femur

J Trop Pediatr. 2005 Aug;51(4):250-1. doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmh090. Epub 2005 May 31.

Abstract

We present an 11-year-old boy with Brucellae osteoarthritis on caput femoris. We therefore emphasize the importance of Brucellae osteoarthritis and in particular bone scintigraphy in the diagnosis of childhood monoarthritis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
  • Brucellosis / complications*
  • Brucellosis / drug therapy
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Osteoarthritis, Hip / diagnostic imaging
  • Osteoarthritis, Hip / etiology*
  • Radionuclide Imaging

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents